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Tarek El Moussa chased Hollywood to make ‘Flip or Flop’ a TV reality

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The HGTV star and house-flipping expert learned the hard way that nothing in life would be handed to him. But he also learned that by "taking massive action," the possibilities in life are limitless.

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iBuyer Real Estate Guide for 2022: What Is an iBuyer?

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iBuyer offers got sweeter for sellers in a fiery housing market. 2022 report from real estate brokerage platform zavvie found that iBuyer offers peaked in Q2 2021 at 104.1% iBuying vs. house flipping. The modern-day practice of house flipping has been a popular means of making money among savvy investors for decades.

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7 of the Top iBuyer Companies That Want to Buy Your Home in 2022

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By selling your house to one of the iBuyer companies, you can avoid many of these headaches. The term iBuyer refers to a group of high-tech house flipping businesses have grown rapidly in recent years since their introduction in the mid 2010s. Real estate brokerage Redfin, which lists homes for a 1.5%

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‘We Buy Ugly Houses®, Explained:’ 10 Things to Know About the House Flipping Franchise

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As an established player in the cash-buying space, We Buy Ugly Houses® has an interesting history, so we put together this list of fun and fast facts about the company churned up from around the web. We Buy Ugly Houses® was founded by (wait for it) a real estate agent! From there, the business over time went countrywide.

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13 of the Top House Buying Companies in 2022

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House flippers look for specific improvements to boost equity, such as cosmetic updates, mechanical repairs, an addition, or a change to the layout. Doug Van Soest , who owns a house flipping business in Southern California, purchases an average of 40 to 50 homes per year and says he typically aims for at least a 10% return on his investment.